Recognising Advertisements and Their Purpose
Students will recognise advertisements and understand that their purpose is to make people want to buy something.
Key Questions
- Identify different places where we see advertisements (TV, posters, internet).
- Discuss what an advertisement is trying to sell or promote.
- Explain why companies make advertisements.
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
About This Topic
Found Object Printing introduces students to the NCCA Print and Shape strands by transforming everyday items into artistic tools. This topic encourages students to look at the world through a 'printer's eye,' identifying the geometric and organic shapes hidden in common objects like corks, sponges, or leaves. It demystifies the printmaking process, showing that you don't need expensive equipment to create complex, beautiful designs.
Students experiment with layering, color mixing on the 'plate,' and varying the amount of ink to see how it affects the final image. This topic is highly experimental and benefits from a collaborative environment where students can swap 'found tools' and share their discoveries. By using active learning strategies like station rotations, students can quickly test a wide variety of textures and shapes, building a diverse visual vocabulary.
Active Learning Ideas
Station Rotations: The Printing Buffet
Set up stations with different categories of objects: 'Nature' (leaves, twigs), 'Kitchen' (forks, sponges), and 'Office' (corks, paperclips). Students rotate through, making one print of each to see which category creates the clearest shapes.
Think-Pair-Share: Layering Logic
Students print one shape in a light color. They then discuss with a partner which shape and color should go on top to create an interesting 'overlap' effect before making the second print.
Gallery Walk: Shape Guessing
Students display their best prints. Peers walk around and try to identify which 'found object' was used to create specific marks, discussing how the object's 3D shape changed when it became a 2D print.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
Common MisconceptionMore paint makes a better print.
What to Teach Instead
Students often glob on paint, which loses the detail of the object. Through 'The Printing Buffet,' they discover that a thin, even layer of paint (using a brayer or sponge) captures the 'true' texture of the object.
Common MisconceptionYou can only print with things that are flat.
What to Teach Instead
Students might ignore round objects like corks or balls. Experimentation shows them that 'rolling' a 3D object can create a continuous, interesting line or pattern.
Suggested Methodologies
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